Escape from avarice
By: Martin Tarcher
Publisher: Chandler & Sharp Publishers
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Novato, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780883165652
Subjects: Economic policy; Social institutions
Notes: Erratum slip inserted.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-192) and index.
Table of contents: title: The philosophy of avarice. The next stage of economic development ; Money the measure; title: History: a guide for the perplexed. The case for American history ; The forces of social change ; Return to origins ; The early application ; From petty to industrial capitalism ; Depression and the Keynesian revolution; title: The consequences of war. The technological leap ; The dented armor of business ; The rise of the warfare state ; The rise of the welfare state ; The metamorphosis of the private sector ; The international setting ; The role of the economists; title: Symptoms of decline. The paper economy: function or ceremony? ; The whirlpool of speculation ; Bureaucracy and alienation: the human factor; title: Challenging the economyths. The calf path of the mind ; The fundamentals: wants and scarce means ; The myth of consumer sovereignty ; The third concept of freedom; title: The reconstruction of education. The qualitative leap ; A conflict of philosophies ; Classical education and the liberal arts ; Utilitarian education ; The progressive challenge ; Education for the 21st century ; Childhood education and an urban renaissance ; Intermediate and advanced education ; The impact on bureaucracy; title: Political reconstruction. An outdated mechanism ; Planning and decentralization ; The nature of reform; title: Toward a human economy. Redirecting technology ; Ending the war against nature ; The question of equity ; Tax reform ; Banking the fires of industry ; Conclusion: from quantity to quality.